Health Officials Stress The Importance Of Polio Vaccination

The U.S. has immunized children against polio since the '50s. Every state has laws requiring children have their polio shot series to attend school.

Shelby Detrick values the shots her four-year-old daughter Stella gets, including a shot for polio. 

"I think vaccines are really important to help stop the spread of disease," she said. 

Polio is one of more than a dozen vaccines the CDC recommends for children under 18.